Across
- 2. The sudden movement of rock and soil down a slope
- 4. The relationship between the measurements on a model, map, or diagram and the actual measurement or distance
- 5. A network of satellites that orbit Earth to measure positions on Earth's surface.
- 8. The process of gathering and analyzing information about an object without physically being in touch with the object
- 10. The rock material carried and deposited by glaciers.
- 13. The difference in elevation between one contour line and the next
- 14. An area along a river that forms from sediments deposited when the river overflows its banks.
- 18. The water that is beneath earth's surface
- 20. A mound of wind deposited sand that moves as a result of the action of wind
- 21. A fan shaped mass of material deposited by a stream when the slope of the land decreases sharply.
- 23. An area of the shoreline that is made up of deposited sediment.
- 24. A measure of the slant of a line the ratio of rise over run
- 26. The slow downhill movement of weathered rock material
- 27. An automated system for capturing, storing, retrieving, analyzing, manipulating, and displaying geographic information.
Down
- 1. The differences between the highest and lowest elevations in a given area the variations in elevation of a land surface
- 3. The process in which material are laid down.
- 6. A large mass of ice that exists year round and moves over land.
- 7. The process by which wind, water, ice, or gravity transports soil and sediment from one location to another.
- 9. A mass of material deposited in a triangular of fan shape at the mouth of a river or stream,
- 11. The size and shape of the land surface features of a region, including its relief
- 12. A map that shows the surface features of earth
- 15. On a map, a darker heavier contour line that is usually every fifth line and that indicates a change on elevation
- 16. A long ridge of sand or narrow island that lies parallel to the shore
- 17. A low ridge of sand deposited along the shore of a lake or sea.
- 19. The rapid mass movement of rock down a steep slope or cliff
- 22. Fine grained sediments of quartz, feldspar, hornblende, mica, and clay deposited by the wind
- 24. The boundary between land and a body of water.
- 25. A line that connects points of equal elevation on a map
- 28. The flow of a mass of mud or rock and soil mixed with large amount of water.